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Marseillaise

(mär′sə lāz′; Fr mȧr se yez′)

noun

the national anthem of France, composed by Rouget de Lisle in 1792 during the French Revolution

Origin: Fr, lit., of Marseille: first sung by Marseille volunteers

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